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Mine fuze for id please German WW2

Rrickoshae

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Good morning, please see the attached photos of what imagine to be a mine fuze of some sort. The prongs are for fairly standard use but why are there electrical wires? Also, the aluminium part has a hole through it so it might be a drill fuze?
any thoughts from the mine experts out there?

many thanks, Dave
 

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I believe these are fuzes for coastal mines that are electrically detonated in unison. I have attached a photo of the fuzes alongside some sea buckthorn, from the former collection of Peter Kunz (the collection is on display in Overloon).
 

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Gosh that was an amazing collection for sure! Thank you Fusse2004, I hadn’t considered a sea mine

kind regards, Dave
 
No!!! Not a naval mine!!!!These types of mines were anti-personnel mines; the fuzes were screwed into the aluminum tips—which featured sand discs—and several mines were connected to one another.
 
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